What Animal Lives Where

Where has the King Fish been recorded?

Seriola lalandi occurrence evidence comes from 800 records in 19 countries and territories, from 1867 to 2026. Most records come from Mexico.

PerciformesCarangidaeSeriola

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

800 records across 19 countries and territories, 1867–2026.

Seriola lalandi · GBIF taxon key 5961708

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: August.

10 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

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Peak month: August. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

18672026

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where King Fish has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for King Fish. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Mexico 428
United States 153
New Zealand 78
Australia 66
Costa Rica 14
French Southern Territories 12
Chile 9
Panama 8
Brazil 5
Ecuador 5
Colombia 4
Guatemala 2
South Africa 2
Argentina 1
Haiti 1
Japan 1
South Korea 1
New Caledonia 1
Philippines 1

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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.